Can we erase the past .... or should we learn from it ?

[Mike in Cumbria]

Personally I am sick of the whole thing. It is not acceptable for us non-black people to use the n****r word, but it is okay for them to call each other that, and it is ok for them to call some of us white n****rs. Todays society needs to grow a pair.
This whole BLM thing going on now is, as far as I am concerned racist since it suggests the lives of people of any other colour do not matter. Yet the  mainstream media push it

You seriously want to be able to use that term? Really? Why?

And you seem to be missing the whole point of Black Lives Matter, but you're not alone there. Put simply, it means Black Lives ALSO matter. It doesn't mean only Black Lives Matter.  It's not that hard to understand.

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Personally I am sick of the whole thing. It is not acceptable for us non-black people to use the n****r word, but it is okay for them to call each other that, and it is ok for them to call some of us white n****rs. Todays society needs to grow a pair.
This whole BLM thing going on now is, as far as I am concerned racist since it suggests the lives of people of any other colour do not matter. Yet the  mainstream media push it

Where to even begin with this?
Bertie feels hard done by because he can't use an offensive word he has no need to use. Why would he even want to?!
And poor Bertie also feels like a victim of racism because other people are demanding equality.
Must be tough being a white man in the UK.

[coombs]

I totally hate the n word with a passion, it is a very derogatory and highly offensive term. No need to use it at all.

[Henry7]

So you won't be reading Huckleberry Finn then?

Oh well, your loss.

[Mike in Cumbria]

So you won't be reading Huckleberry Finn then?

Oh well, your loss.

Reading a word in a book
Using said word

Not the same thing at all. I hope this helps.

[Rena]

This whole BLM thing going on now is, as far as I am concerned racist since it suggests the lives of people of any other colour do not matter. Yet the  mainstream media push it

Where to even begin with this?

And poor Bertie also feels like a victim of racism because other people are demanding equality.
Must be tough being a white man in the UK.

I don't like people who sneer at others who hold a different viewpoint.

Due to your living in Mainland Europe, you obviously do not realise  that here in the UK, companies have to fulfil certain criteria when choosing a job applicant and that criteria has nothing to do with skill or experience.   For more than a decade companies have been requested by governments to increase both female and BLM employees, which as you may realise, puts the white male at a distinct disadvantage.

Rena; Heinz 57 variety

PS:  edited due to Microsoft amending one of my words.

[Mike in Cumbria]

Due to your living in Mainland Europe, you obviously do not realise  that here in the UK, companies have to fulfil certain criteria when choosing a job applicant and that criteria has nothing to do with skill or experience.   For more than a decade companies have been requested by governments to increase both female and BLM employees, which as you may realise, puts the white male at a distinct advantage.

Not quite right. The requirement is to make sure that organisations are not discriminating against female or ethnic minority  applicants. It's hard to argue against that, isn't it?
It's about fairness for all.

[Erato]

"puts the white male at a distinct disadvantage"

When you're used to being privileged from birth, equality feels like disadvantage.

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This whole BLM thing going on now is, as far as I am concerned racist since it suggests the lives of people of any other colour do not matter. Yet the  mainstream media push it

Where to even begin with this?

And poor Bertie also feels like a victim of racism because other people are demanding equality.
Must be tough being a white man in the UK.

I don't like people who sneer at others who hold a different viewpoint.

Due to your living in Mainland Europe, you obviously do not realise  that here in the UK, companies have to fulfil certain criteria when choosing a job applicant and that criteria has nothing to do with skill or experience.   For more than a decade companies have been requested by governments to increase both female and BLM employees, which as you may realise, puts the white male at a distinct disadvantage.

Rena; Heinz 57 variety

PS:  edited due to Microsoft amending one of my words.

I'm British and grew up in the UK so I don't need you to "inform" me about the UK employment market.
As for your perception that white British males are at a "distinct disadvantage", I can only shake my head and throw my hands up in the air.
It seems like it's ok for Bertie to sneer at the BLM movement and the "mainstream media", but another rule for others entirely.

Andy